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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister has named 70 high school students from around Oklahoma to her 2022 Student Advisory Council. This is the seventh year the group has convened to assist Hofmeister and the Oklahoma State Department of Education with policy matters.
Read moreVizavance, formerly Prevent Blindness Oklahoma, received an email from a mother expressing gratitude. Her son was referred during a vision screening at a local OKC daycare. In her letter she shared, “My twelve-month-old son failed the SPOT vision screening. I took him to an ophthalmologist who confirmed your findings. He was diagnosed with congenital cataract causing amblyopia. His vision was 20/80 in the left eye; after three years of treatment, his vision is currently 20/20! I am so thankful and blessed for your service.” This child, along with thou- sands of other children who received exams and glasses as a result of a school vision screening, is doing better in school now. For this reason, Vizavance, formerly Prevent Blindness Oklahoma continues to work each year to help improve vision for the children of Oklahoma.
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ITEMS COLLECTED WERE RECENTLY DELIVERED TO THE AREAS IMPACTED
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Even a little snow and sub-zero temperatures couldn’t damper the fun happening at the Bell Mansion this last Saturday the 15 . A celebration of 60 years together was held in honor of Rich- ard & Wanda Proctor.
Read moreServices are pending for Colby Lake Cooper of Weleetka, Oklahoma.
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Dr. Donnie L. Nero, Sr., Rep. J. C. Watts, Jr., and Shirley Nero Historian make presentations during the Martin Luther King celebration held at Legacy On Main Street Event Center in Eufaula, Oklahoma on January 15. The crowd may have been small, but the messages were large and inspiring. The Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Gospel Choir of Eufaula kicked off the program with two selections of Sweet Low Sweet Chariot and I Will Trust In The Lord. Shirley Nero (Oklahoma Historian and former OHS Board of Director) followed with a historical view of Oklahoma History incorporating the idea of Black people marching towards freedom beginning with the Trail of Tears of the Five Civilized Tribes of 1832 to the establishment of the historically all-Black towns in Oklahoma and beyond.
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Wetumka won the Richie Peters Memorial Tournament held in Weleetka last week. They started off by edging passed Indianola, 51-48, then defeated Midway 82-58, and topped Strother 78-65 in the championship game.
Read moreLaw enforcement offi cials responded to a call at Moss school Tuesday, January 11. A student allegedly brought a loaded handgun to the school. While in the bathroom with other students, the student allegedly pointed the handgun at another student and pulled the trigger. The handgun did not fi re. The other students in the bathroom quickly notifi ed others to the incident and the proper authorities were called. All students and faculty are safe and unharmed. Moss School superintendent, Travis Graham stated the following:
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